Green Notes
Utilities Commission to hold High Point public hearing on Duke rate increase
Local residents who want to voice their support or opposition to the Duke Energy rate increase request will have an opportunity to do so next Tuesday. The N.C. Utilities Commission has scheduled a public hearing for 7 p.m. Sept. 15 in the council chambers of High Point City Hall, 211 S. Hamilton St.
The cases for and against the 12.6 percent electric rate increase have already been fleshed out by others so I won't duplicate the effort. In summary, environmental groups and concerned citizens maintain that Duke could avoid the increase by scrapping the Cliffside coal plant and reducing energy demand through efficiency and conservation. Duke Energy says the overall demand is strong enough to require the increasea, regardless of Cliffside's construction.
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